Sugarland insurer sues state fair over stage collapse
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. is suing the state and Indiana State Fair Commission over losses from instruments and sound equipment that was damaged in the Aug. 13, 2011, stage collapse.
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Teachers union could pay $14M to schools under settlement
Funds would cover about half of the money the ISTA Insurance Trust claimed was being held in reserve on behalf of school employees in its health insurance plan.
Outrage-laden ITT ruling tossed aside by appellate court
The outrage that seemed to leap from an order that Judge Tonya Walton Pratt issued last year was entirely missing from a new appeals court ruling reversing her dismissal and the attorneys’ sanctions.
Simon suffers setback in antitrust suit
A federal lawsuit alleging monopolistic behavior by Simon Property Group Inc. likely will proceed to trial after a federal judge in South Bend denied a motion by the Indianapolis-based mall giant to dismiss the 3-year-old case.
Zimmer told to pay Stryker $228 million in patent case
Indiana-based Zimmer Holdings Inc., which lost a February trial against Stryker Corp. over a surgical device patent, was told to pay three times the jury award, plus other costs.
Steak n Shake dispute with franchisees reaches to Denver
The locally based burger chain filed suit late last month to stop a Denver restaurant owner from operating under its logo in a spat over menu pricing. The franchisee is countersuing.
Celadon to pay $18.5M settlement over fatal crash
The Indianapolis-based trucking firm has agreed to pay $18.5 million to the families of two men who died in a multiple-vehicle accident involving a Celadon truck driver in northwest Indiana in February 2011.
Don Marsh to keep $2.2M severance from grocery chain
Judge Sarah Evans Barker issued an order allowing Marsh to keep the severance paid by his former company, which attempted to recover the payments from him. The order ends a four-year court battle between the two parties.
Brizzi hit with another legal malpractice suit
Defrocked Secretary of State Charlie White has sued Carl Brizzi, the former Marion County prosecutor who represented White during a criminal case that led to his removal from office.
Attorney’s report alleges trucking school small-claims abuses
An attorney’s report examining more than 7,700 lawsuits filed by an Indianapolis-based trucking school alleges systemic abuses that resulted in thousands of judgments against people who may never have stepped foot in the county or the state.
String of EEOC complaints dogs WTHR
A case brought early this year by the executive assistant to WTHR-TV Channel 13’s former president was the seventh since 2005 by a woman alleging sex discrimination at the NBC affiliate
NCAA rejects claims in concussion lawsuit
Attorneys suing the Indianapolis-based NCAA over its handling of head injuries asked a federal judge to let them expand the lawsuit to include thousands of plaintiffs nationwide.
Mighty Oxford Financial loses big case with client
An arbitrator ordered the Carmel financial-advisory firm to pay $2.2 million to Reid Hospital & Health Services of Richmond. The dispute involved a delay in executing trades in 2011 that the hospital alleged cost it $2.5 million.
BMV to credit drivers overcharged for licenses
Irwin Levin, the lawyer who first exposed the alleged $30 million in overcharging in the lawsuit, called Friday's announcement a "political" move designed to gloss over the state's faults.
Nick’s English Hut’s ATM miscue spawns legal nightmare
The absence of a fee-disclosure sticker triggered a class-action lawsuit, as well as a legal tangle with the restaurant's insurance company.
Carmel firm settles discrimination lawsuit for $90K
A Carmel-based power-grid operator has agreed to pay $90,500 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit involving an employee who allegedly suffered from postpartum depression.
Dispute over vehicle ‘spy’ device patent flashes into court
A Carmel company that markets a device which plugs into a car’s diagnostic port to monitor the vehicle's performance has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against a better-known competitor.
BP settles class-action suit over tainted gasoline
The oil giant has agreed to a $7 million settlement related to a recall of about 4.7 million gallons of tainted gasoline in four Midwestern states, including Indiana.
Taxi cab drivers file suit against Town of Speedway
Speedway police improperly seized the licenses of as many as 80 cab drivers on the day of this year’s Indianapolis 500, and later charged them $50 each for their return, according to a federal lawsuit filed against the town.
State sues S&P over flawed ratings of securities
Securities Commissioner Chris Naylor accuses S&P of “systematically and intentionally” misrepresenting its analysis of securities backed by commercial or residential mortgages in order to “maximize revenue and market share.”